The latest news from that horrible Christmas day fire in Stamford, Connecticut, comes from the local coroner's office, which announced on Wednesday that all five of the victims died of smoke inhalation.
Details continue to emerge about the fire that killed five people and destroyed the Stamford, Conn. home of fashion branding executive Madonna Badger, and the latest is that fire officials confirmed that fireplace embers were disposed of inside the house just a couple hours before the fire broke out.
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